Overview
Covering both global threats - such as climate change, population growth, and loss of biodiversity - as well as domestic environmental issues and concerns, Environmental Policy and Politics offers a comprehensive examination of U.S. environmental politics and policy. Within these pages, students of environmental policy will find accessible, detailed coverage of it in the context of U.S. policy-making processes, the legislative and administrative settings for policy decisions, and the role of interest groups and public opinion in shaping environmental politics.
Drawing on an extensive collection of scientific studies, government reports, and policy analyses to provide the full scope of environmental issues to students, this unique text also employs a risk-based framework for policy analysis that encourages students to judge for themselves the significance of conditions and trends and the risks they pose.
Synopsis
Drawing from work within environmental science, policy analysis, and political science, this text critically assesses the key strengths and weaknesses of policymaking processes today, as well as the promise of new policy approaches. Arguing that strong public support is necessary for achieving environmental policy goals, the Fourth Edition stresses the opportunities available to all citizens to influence environmental politics at every level of government.